A wildfire in Northern California that started when a burning car was pushed into a gully of dry brush became the fifth-largest fire in California history…
Today's breaking news on wildfires in California, SoCal and Los Angeles. Here is the latest on fires now, including breaking developments, public safety information, maps, video and longterm outlooks.A wildfire in Northern California that started when a burning car was pushed into a gully of dry brush became the fifth-largest fire in California history Tuesday when it grew to more than 383,000 acres.started nearly a week ago near Chico in Butte County, about 100 miles north of Sacramento.
The Park Fire is near the site of the most destructive and deadliest wildfire in state history, the November 2018 Camp Fire that devastated the town of Paradise. The largest wildfire this year in the state is one of several this summer behind a dramatic increase in the number of acres burned. So far in 2024, Cal Fire reported 4,613 fires statewide that have burned a staggering 751,327 acres.
Last year at this time, the state firefighting agency reported 3,746 fires that burned just 25,763 acres. The fire-year average for that period is 4,416 fire and 140,996 acres.
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